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Zone 6 · steamHouse Ecosystem
The Organization
The organizational infrastructure that makes the work sustainable: board governance, grant strategy, research partnerships, and the financial planning that bridges today's reality to tomorrow's vision. 501(c)(3) status in place. Board forming Q1 2026. 64 potential funders identified.
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Governance & Planning
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2026 Master Strategic Plan v2The comprehensive 2026 roadmap: all workstreams, publishing sequence, program calendar, funding stack, key decisions with deadlines, and the honest inventory of what's not being done this year.
STRT_steamHouse_2026_Master_Plan_v2.md✓
Board Meeting Plan 2026Meeting 1 (late March/April): orient new board, walk through Six Commitments, invite honest reactions. Meeting 2 (Q3): strategic ownership handoff. Agendas, pre-reading lists, and facilitation guides for both.
BORD_Meeting_Plan_2026.md✓
Board Member Introduction Packet v2What new board members receive: the 30-minute pre-reading, foundational materials, and a clear honest account of what the role actually involves — framed as a genuine invitation rather than a resume builder.
BORD_Member_Introduction_Packet_v2.md✓
Board Recruitment Letter TemplateA direct, honest letter for recruiting specific board members — names the role clearly, doesn't oversell, and makes the case for why this person specifically.
BORD_Recruitment_Letter_Template.md✓
Organization Design Document v2The structural design of steamHouse as an organization: how Club, Commons, and Chronicles relate, how decisions are made, how the organization scales without losing coherence.
ORGN-steamHouse_v2.md✓
Decision Framework ReconciliationHow steamHouse makes hard decisions when values compete — the principled framework for choosing between good options, resolving conflicts, and staying coherent as complexity increases.
STEAMHOUSE_DECISION_FRAMEWORK_RECONCILIATION_v1.mdFunding & Grants
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Funding Plan & Board BriefingThe complete funding strategy: 64 potential sources identified, first-year target $75K–$150K, three-to-five year trajectory to $500K+. Doubles as a funder-facing briefing document for board members.
GRNT_Funding_Plan_Board_Briefing.md✓
Tier 1 & 2 Funder Strategy v2Sequenced, relationship-based funder strategy: which funders to approach first, in what order, with what framing — and how each relationship builds toward the next.
GRNT_Tier_1_2_Funder_Strategy_v2.md✓
Colorado First Addendum v2The Colorado-specific funding landscape: local foundations, community funders, and the relationship network that should be the first priority before national outreach. Includes equity framing additions.
RSRC_Colorado_First_Addendum_v2.md✓
Tiered Asks v1What steamHouse needs at each funding level — from $1K community contributions to $100K+ foundation grants — with specific program outcomes tied to each level.
RSRC_Tiered_Asks_v1.mdResearch & Academic Partnerships
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Researcher Outreach Master v4Researchers whose work directly validates the steamHouse framework — contact information, relationship context, and a sequenced outreach strategy for building the academic credibility layer. Equity framing note added.
RSRC_Outreach_Master_v4.md✓
CSU Science of Learning Deep DiveMapping the CSU Science of Learning initiative's research priorities against the steamHouse framework — identifying the strongest overlap points for a partnership pitch.
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CSU Metacognition MappingSpecific alignment document between steamHouse's reflective thinking framework and CSU's metacognition research cluster.
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Adult Education Plan — Adams StateFull course design and syllabus for an Adams State continuing education partnership — the first institutional adoption pathway.
Clem: ADLT_Adams_State_Course_1_Syllabus_v1.md✓
Pilot Measurement ToolkitResearch-ready measurement instruments for a formal pilot study — what to measure, how to measure it, and what evidence would constitute meaningful validation.
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TIP Journal Article — ready to submit'From Skills to Agency' — the academic publication that establishes steamHouse in the scholarly conversation. Conceptual article for Theory Into Practice. Pitch letter drafted.
JRNL_TIP_Plan_v1.md